Carcanet Press - No Tear is Commonplace

Description
Excerpt
Author
Contents
Reviews

Old Fool, I have no desire for the afterlife.
I want to stay here with You, to hang around
with Your trees, Your animals and my wife.

from ‘Why’

The poems collected in No Tear is Commonplace stage a passionate, curious, and often combative relationship with the world and the forces that shape human life and death. Stanley Moss’s range is wide: his poetry recalls the ‘Adirondack wilderness’ of childhood summers, imagines a young Christ learning carpentry, reflects on the tragedies of twentieth-century Europe. What shines through is the poet’s commitment to the fullness of human experience in the here-and-now.

Sunrise – Morning

Paper Swallow

Nightingale

Tell Me Pretty Maiden

No Tear is Commonplace

Why

What

Parable of the Porcupine

Capriccio

History

Sand

To a Stranger

Bright Day

That Morning

12 Noon

Chorus

The Man Tree

The American Dream

Revenge Comedy

Letter to a Fish

The Fish Answers

December 8

Please

Drinking Song

Smiles

Granite

Alexander Fu Musing / China Song

Elegy for the Poet Reetika Vazirani and her Child

On William Blake’s Drawing, ‘The Ghost of a Flea’

A Glance at Turner

Requiem

Dogs

Munich 2010

For Georgie

Sunset – Night

Poem

Anatomy Lessons

February

Listening to Water

And there are African Links/Licks in Every Language

Letter to Dannie Abse

The Hudson River

Down River

The Grammarian

Affluent Reader

Space Poem

Onlyness

Eye

Backstage

For Uncle Lem

Signifier

Silent Poem

The Carpenter

Squeezing the Lemon

Pollen

Psalm

Index of Titles and First Lines

Stanley Moss was born in Woodhaven, New York on 21 June 1925, and died on Friday 5 July in New City, N.Y., at the age of 99. He was educated at Trinity College and Yale University, and he served in the US�Navy during World War II. After the war he worked ... read more

'Unthinkable questions [...], but when he formulates them they take on the quiet urgency of common daylight.'
John Ashbery 'It is time to celebrate the singular beauty and power of Stanley Mossâs poetryâ¦ The damp genius of mortality presides.'
Stanley Kunitz 'Again and again, coming upon a poem of Stanley Mossâs, I have had the feeling of being taken by surprise. Not simply by the eloquence or the direct authenticity of the language, for I had come to expect those in his poems. The surprise arose from the nature of his poetry itself, and from the mystery that his poems confront and embody, which makes them both intense and memorable.'
W.S. Merwin Praise for Stanley Moss 'Easily and unaffectedly sharing his life, times and knowledge of the culture, history and ancient history of three continents, Moss is good, thought-provoking company'
William Wootten, The Times Literary Supplement
'What Moss gives is a small world in which the reader's imagination is allowed to open out and live within the poem.'
Ian Pople, The High Window
'Magisterial... God Breaketh Not All Men's Hearts Alike is magnificent. I've read it several times with greater and greater pleasure. Its verbal generosity and bravura, its humanity, the quality and quantity of information which it integrates into poetry of the highest order make it a continuing delight.'
Marilyn Hacker ''Death is a many-colored harlequin', asserts Stanley Moss on his 92nd birthday. Undaunted, outrageously alive, Moss in these poems flaunts more colors than the Grim Reaper ever dreamed of, laughs in his face, rhymes with abandon, makes a joyful noise unto the Lord, and struts with Baudelaire. This is a book to hold onto for dear life.'
Rosanna Warren 'Moss is the kind of poet who tries to find words that help us live, that tell us directly how to laugh down folly or take courage.'
New York Times reviews US edition of Almost Complete Poems 'This is a book made of experience and high intellect. ... these poems curse and sing about the blessings and tragedies of personal life ... an important, gutsy collection.'
Yusef Komunyakaa 'I've loved Stanley's poems since I first encountered a poem of his in Poetry magazine in John Berrymanâs office when I was nineteen.'
W. S. Merwin
'Unthinkable questions, but when he formulates them they take on the quiet urgency of common daylight.'
John Ashbery

Quote of the Day an admirable concern to keep lines open to writing in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and America. Seamus Heaney Home Events Authors Titles Paperback Hardback Limited Edition Journal CD eBook Audiobook Exact Editions Imprints Anvil Press Poetry Aspects of Portugal Carcanet Classics Carcanet Fiction Carcanet Film Carcanet Poetry Fyfield Books Little Island Press Lives and Letters Northern House OxfordPoets PN Review Information About Us PN Review Turns 50 Years Old! Carcanet Celebrates 50 Years! Academic Enquiries Authors for Events Catalogue Contact Us Copyright and Permissions Join Our Mailing List Opportunities at Carcanet Press Enquiries PN Review PN Review Creative Writing Prize Returns Policy Shopping Guide Stocklist Submission Guidelines Trade Information Resources Audio Gallery Reading Group Guides Video
Book Search Search > advanced search Subscribe to our mailing list
Order by 16th December to receive books in time for Christmas. Please bear in mind that all orders may be subject to postal delays that are beyond our control.
No Tear is Commonplace Stanley Moss Categories: 21st Century, American Imprint: Carcanet Poetry Publisher: Carcanet Press Available as: Paperback (80 pages) (Pub. Aug 2013) 9781847772503 Out of Stock Description Excerpt Author Contents Reviews Old Fool, I have no desire for the afterlife. I want to stay here with You, to hang around with Your trees, Your animals and my wife. from ‘Why’ The poems collected in No Tear is Commonplace stage a passionate, curious, and often combative relationship with the world and the forces that shape human life and death. Stanley Moss’s range is wide: his poetry recalls the ‘Adirondack wilderness’ of childhood summers, imagines a young Christ learning carpentry, reflects on the tragedies of twentieth-century Europe. What shines through is the poet’s commitment to the fullness of human experience in the here-and-now. *Sunrise – Morning* Paper Swallow Nightingale Tell Me Pretty Maiden No Tear is Commonplace Why What Parable of the Porcupine Capriccio History Sand To a Stranger Bright Day That Morning *12 Noon* Chorus The Man Tree The American Dream Revenge Comedy Letter to a Fish The Fish Answers December 8 Please Drinking Song Smiles Granite Alexander Fu Musing / China Song Elegy for the Poet Reetika Vazirani and her Child On William Blake’s Drawing, ‘The Ghost of a Flea’ A Glance at Turner Requiem Dogs Munich 2010 For Georgie *Sunset – Night* Poem Anatomy Lessons February Listening to Water And there are African Links/Licks in Every Language Letter to Dannie Abse The Hudson River Down River The Grammarian Affluent Reader Space Poem Onlyness Eye Backstage For Uncle Lem Signifier Silent Poem The Carpenter Squeezing the Lemon Pollen Psalm Index of Titles and First Lines Stanley Moss was born in Woodhaven, New York on 21 June 1925, and died on Friday 5 July in New City, N.Y., at the age of 99. He was educated at Trinity College and Yale University, and he served in the US�Navy during World War II. After the war he worked ... read more 'Unthinkable questions [...], but when he formulates them they take on the quiet urgency of common daylight.' John Ashbery 'It is time to celebrate the singular beauty and power of Stanley Mossâs poetryâ¦ The damp genius of mortality presides.' Stanley Kunitz 'Again and again, coming upon a poem of Stanley Mossâs, I have had the feeling of being taken by surprise. Not simply by the eloquence or the direct authenticity of the language, for I had come to expect those in his poems. The surprise arose from the nature of his poetry itself, and from the mystery that his poems confront and embody, which makes them both intense and memorable.' W.S. Merwin Praise for Stanley Moss 'Easily and unaffectedly sharing his life, times and knowledge of the culture, history and ancient history of three continents, Moss is good, thought-provoking company' William Wootten, The Times Literary Supplement 'What Moss gives is a small world in which the reader's imagination is allowed to open out and live within the poem.' Ian Pople, The High Window 'Magisterial... God Breaketh Not All Men's Hearts Alike is magnificent. I've read it several times with greater and greater pleasure. Its verbal generosity and bravura, its humanity, the quality and quantity of information which it integrates into poetry of the highest order make it a continuing delight.' Marilyn Hacker ''Death is a many-colored harlequin', asserts Stanley Moss on his 92nd birthday. Undaunted, outrageously alive, Moss in these poems flaunts more colors than the Grim Reaper ever dreamed of, laughs in his face, rhymes with abandon, makes a joyful noise unto the Lord, and struts with Baudelaire. This is a book to hold onto for dear life.' Rosanna Warren 'Moss is the kind of poet who tries to find words that help us live, that tell us directly how to laugh down folly or take courage.' New York Times reviews US edition of Almost Complete Poems 'This is a book made of experience and high intellect. ... these poems curse and sing about the blessings and tragedies of personal life ... an important, gutsy collection.' Yusef Komunyakaa 'I've loved Stanley's poems since I first encountered a poem of his in Poetry magazine in John Berrymanâs office when I was nineteen.' W. S. Merwin 'Unthinkable questions, but when he formulates them they take on the quiet urgency of common daylight.' John Ashbery	Share this... Quick Links Carcanet Poetry Carcanet Classics Carcanet Fiction Carcanet Film Lives and Letters PN Review Video Carcanet Celebrates 50 Years! The Carcanet Blog One Little Room: Peter McDonald read more Collected Poems: Mimi Khalvati read more Invisible Dog: Fabio Morbito, translated by Richard Gwyn read more Dante's Purgatorio: Philip Terry read more Billy 'Nibs' Buckshot: John Gallas read more Emotional Support Horse: Claudine Toutoungi read more
We thank the Arts Council England for their support and assistance in this interactive Project.
Privacy Statement Sitemap RSS Feeds Home Events Authors Titles Imprints Information Resources This website ©2000-2024 Carcanet Press Ltd